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• ... But is it really an electric car?

  Tue Oct 12, 2010
  • I remember seeing the Volt at the LA Auto Show and asking the Chevy rep: "If it has a gasoline engine and electric motors, how come you guys insist it isn't a hybrid?" And the answer was: "Because the only power to the wheels comes from the electric motors.

• Who's your favorite bad boss on TV?

  Thu Feb 25, 2010
  • Patty Hewes from "Damages." She could gobble up Wilhelmina Slater and Michael Scott and spit them out faster than you could say "civil lawsuit."

• The 30GB Zune: It Zucks!!!

  Wed Dec 31, 2008
  • UPDATE:  Microsoft acknowledges the problem is a "bug" in the way the Zune handles dates during leap year and that at midnight, it'll resolve itself.  The following from the Zune support site:

• Mr. Castro, Mrs. Schwarzenegger and Me: a TV journalist's adventures in Cuba

  Wed Dec 31, 2008
  • I think it's interesting that Castro was so fascinated with Maria Shriver, the niece of John F. Kennedy.  He was obviously able to overcome any lingering resentment about the Bay of Pigs invasion or the CIA attempts on his life.

• Your Local Paper: News You Can Lose

  Mon Dec 15, 2008
  • The piece about the Chicago Trib's a good one.  I think we need to find a new cliché to replace "the perfect storm." 

• Going green to the Galapagos

  Sun Dec 14, 2008
  • Correct me if I'm wrong.  Galapa-gal is probably the only Galapagos native on Newsvine.  She brings a unique perspective to stories about that amazing archipelago.

• Hopes dashed for Lonesome George

  Fri Dec 12, 2008
  • At an estimated 90 years of age, George is said to be still in his sexual prime because Galapagos tortoises have extreme longevity.  But he seems to be very picky about his mates, leading to all sorts of speculation among non-scientists about his sexual orientation.  As a Gringo …

• Bill Clinton to Speak at Democratic Convention

  Thu Aug 7, 2008
  • And if news breaks...we'll fix it.

• Bill Clinton to Speak at Democratic Convention

  Thu Aug 7, 2008
  • Sorry to be pushy. I thought political junkies would be interested in the fact that the former President did finally get an invite to speak in Denver after all the reports that the Obama people might be snubbing him. I've now posted a link to a lengthier AP story from MSNBC.com

• Panel Recommends end to Prostate Cancer Testing in Older Men

  Mon Aug 4, 2008
  • I'm posting this link to the New York Times story because last week, in chronicling my own adventures with prostate cancer, I noted that it was an annual screening that caught my cancer in an early and highly treatable stage.